Dear Colleagues,

The Organizing Committee is pleased to invite young researchers, as well as university and post-graduate students to the Third Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists commemorating the 140th birthday of M.I. Sumgin. The Forum will be held in Yakutsk, Russia from 24 June to 13 July 2013.

The previous Forums were hosted by the Melnikov Permafrost Institute in 2010 and 2008 and brought together young researchers from around the world. In addition to traditional topics, the 2013 Forum will focus on emerging new areas of geocryological research.

The Forum for Young Permafrost Scientists will include the Geocryological Conference held from 24–27 June 2013 and the Geocryological Field Workshop from 29 June to 13 July 2013.